Legends & Folklore

The third Friday the 13th of 2009 occurred in November - the maximum number of unlucky Friday the 13ths that can occur in a year. Who believes in these silly superstitions? Winston Churchill and...

Do you have an important decision to make? Are you having trouble deciding between two choices? Let a tossed coin make the decision for you. Here is the technique you should use to toss a decision...

Friday the 13th is known as a day to be superstitious. But are you? Have you crossed paths with a black cat lately or walked under a ladder? Bad luck may be coming your way. Join in the fun...

PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder This used to be called "Shell Shock" and would earn you a slap from Gen. Patton. Today this is not just applicable to servicemen/women who served in a...

The fabled Eating of Crow pertains to the distasteful prospect of eating a carnivorous Bird, poorly prepared, and served to the penitent upon discovery that he/she erred badly (at best) and now...

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It's coming. The zombies will overrun our society by their huge mass of numbers. They aren't intelligent, but they will spread like wildfire. Numbers almost always defeats strategy. We can only...

The 49ers who flocked to California’s Mother Lode region in the mid-1800s found only an estimated 20% of the gold in the area. That’s a lot of gold left for the taking. Since the price of gold...

Have you ever dreamed about create a family tree that could trace your ancestors as far back as you can? Have you ever wondered if there were any exciting stories ever happened to any of your...

Have you ever promised yourself to write a memoir to capture either your own or a friend or a family member's life story, but always found it a daunting task, and don't even know where to start? ...

Brace yourself, winter is approaching quickly. How bad will it be? Will we suffer through multiple ice and snow storms, or will we see a mild, pleasant winter? You can ask the animals to...

On February 14, it is the St. Valentine's day, the festival of in love one. This day, all in love ones are offered a small present to testify to their sincere love. Peynet, illustrator celebrates...

Fairy's are Gentle Creatures, If you would like to become one, then you will have to listen, and read BETWEEN the lines... everything I am telling you has something inside of it you need to find...

Is “Knock-Knock” falling away into the wax museum of chuckle history making way for more sophisticated high-speed humor? I doubt it, but this morning on a Sacramento “Good Day” show, veteran...

IT'S GAME DAY!!! For all you food and football fans out there, this is how to make the best darn taco sauce for those pre-game fixins! It’s easy, it’s delicious, it’s portable, and you can...

Urban Legends are stories told with great conviction and yet they have no basis in fact, proof or real rationale. They are about people, places and things. Folklore to me is a little different...

What is oral history? It is the knowledge, traditions, experiences, memories, celebrations, and customs that we or our ancestors have experienced. These experiences and living traditions provide...

How to stop swearing like a trucker is about using another word to replace the foul language or nasty word that you use so much ... changing the way you sound, Expanding your vocabulary! When...

Anyone traveling Route 232 (2nd Street Pike) through Wrightstown, Bucks Co. PA has noticed the unusual property near Swamp Road’s famous Octagonal Schoolhouse.

Whether you are visiting a house that you have heard is haunted or one that you want to check, to find out if it's haunted, or you just want to have some scary fun on Halloween, you need to make...

Blame it on Stephanie Meyer and the Twilight series if you want to, but it seems like the creatures of the undead are turning up everywhere these days. I mean, it was hard enough trying to decide...

We all receive emails warning us not to do this and to watch out for that. Sometimes we receive emails that tell fantastical stories, apparently designed to entertain and shock us. When we...

Legends tell of weapons that can be used against the wiles of vampires. There are several tactics that can be used against the vampires evil ways.

If you would like to have a better understanding of why vampires are still so popular in this modern age, then read these few explanations. Vampires are mystical and intriguing.

Many hundreds of years ago according to folklore there were vampires that roamed the earth. The vampires legend was strengthened in the 14th century Europe with the brutal deeds of Vlad Tepes...

Are you tired of living a ho-hum life? Do you find yourself wishing you could do more to help others? Do you often look at the stars or into the horizon, wondering if you have a grander purpose?...

Claddaghs are beautiful and filled with meaning, especially for lucky young couples in love.

You know we have to kill a chicken before it is in the pot. RIGHT! I don't know how the factories do it, but this is our old fashioned way of getting ready for our Sunday Dinner meal. Chicken...

In working Real Magic tools are useful. They are mainly used to focus our energy and awareness. In practice they themselves gather energy from the user. Though wands can be bought, and there are...

If you are someone who doesn't like to get out in the woods, and you are curious about natures wildlife but afraid to experience it, then come along with me. My husband and I sit out on the porch...

The purpose of the narcocorrido, like the traditional corrido, is to tell stories of the common man emphasizing the adversities of everyday life. While the corrido addresses a gamut of universal...

Blue Willow is one of the oldest continuously printed china patterns. It was introduced by Spode in 1790 apparently based on an even earlier Chinese pattern called Mandarin. However, there has...

If you can't make it to the Krusty Krab then here's a way to make Krabby Patties at home. How I obtained the recipe is between me and a very gullible Starfish.

Dealing with a bed bug infestation can be costly both economically and emotionally so the sooner you identify a bed bug infestation and fight it the better. The following steps will help you...

Don't you just hate when you have a dream and when you wake up it's gone? Whether it was scary, funny, prophetic or otherwise, you can use any of the below mentioned steps in order to remember...

Ladies, are you tired of constantly being ogled and whistled at by Neanderthals? Then this article is especially for you. Here are some suggestions for ways to restructure the thinking of the men...

Have you ever wondered what people mean by the saying, "I'm laughing on the inside"? If so, maybe you've never tried it yourself. Try any or all of the steps below to start and keep...

Vampires are great myths known to be around for centuries. You will never know when you'll encounter one, so learn how you can defend yourself from these blood-thirsty creatures and fight them off!

There is nothing more irritating than getting emails about junk that is not true. I'm always amazed how many people forward the emails without checking to see if the info it true or not (almost...

As the world mourns the loss of the greatest entertainer of all time; let's all take the time out to give MJ the respect he deserves for undeniably revolutionizing music forever. When he came on...

Using Magic to obtain Financial Security involves an action known as "Ritual Magic" Ritual Magic is used to obtain many different results. Financial Security is only one of those...

In today's world it can be hard to tell who's a zombie and who isn't. With today's fads going crazy you can still come to a conclusion for yourself.

Matts are a rare species of creature that can occasionally be found hiding in dark corners, under couches, or locked in bedrooms surrounded by computer monitors. While catching a rare Matt is...

The pentacle, or five pointed star, was a sacred symbol in north west Europe. Used as a teaching device it depicts the five elements that make up the Universe. As a sacred symbol it was believed...

Try as we might to avoid it, at some point, you are going to have an encounter with a werewolf or some other type of were-creature. It can’t be helped. That’s just the way things are. If you...

The Summer Solstice, June 21st, was known in Wales as "Alban Hefin" Alban is an old Welsh word meaning Quarter. Hefin means something like Summerish or Summery. (The Welsh name for the...

The Myths and Legends of every culture tell us that we are not alone. From time to time another people enter our world. Entering at special times and in special places, from the In-Between. Gods...

Are you someone who wants to stand out and be recognized, to be remembered in History, to have something besides your Birth date, Date of Death and some obscure passage on your tombstone?

The name, Book of Shadows, is an invention of Gerald Gardner. It was coined by him in the 1950's and the name has stuck. Traditionally it was never called a Book of Shadows or any of the other...

Native Americans have found that getting a hair cut during different phases of the moon affects the way your hair grows back.